Terracotta oil lamp
Small, wheel-made body, with applied long nozzle. Large central filling hole, surrounded by an inward-sloping shoulder and an incised circle; convex-curving side to carinated body, with pierced knob at top of left side. Large, raised base ring and deep, concave base.
Intact, but firing crack across base.
Intact, but firing crack across base.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta oil lamp
- Period: Hellenistic
- Culture: Greek
- Medium: Terracotta
- Dimensions: Overall: 7/8 x 2 5/8 in. (2.2 x 6.7 cm)
- Classification: Terracottas
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.2145
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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